1975
Edwin P. Bode
Assistant Superintendent
Doddridge County
Sara Volkin
Teacher, Social Studies
Weir Junior High School
Hancock County
Angeline Marple
Teacher, West Virginia History
Buckhannon-Upshur
Upshur County
1976
Hoy D. Dove, Jr.
Assistant Superintendent
Hardy County
James D. Frazier
Supervisor
Monroe County
Sidney Goodwyn
Elementary Teacher
Pocahontas County
William Perdue
Retired Educator
Summers County
George N. Laughlin
Assistant Superintendent
Harrison County
Harold Pauley
Teacher
Lincoln County
1977
Dallas H. Jude
Assistant Principal
Mingo County
Burlyn M. Rector
Retired Educator
Harrison County
James H. Myers
Teacher
Berkeley County
Herman Wass
Teacher
Ritchie County
Lona F. Jones
Retired Educator
Mason County
Ruth Camp
Coordinator
Monongalia County
1978
Betty Jeam Wimer
Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
Walkersville Junior High
Lewis County
Frank Marino
Assistant Superintendent
Secondary Education
Monongalia County
Harold Scott
Social Studies Teacher, Sand Fork
Gilmer County
Loretta Palmer
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Cedar Grove Community
Kanawha County
Betty Hensley
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Hurricane Middle
Putnam County
Wilma Norman
Retired Educator
Harrison County
Cathy Parsons
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Franklin Junior High
Wood County
1979
Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV
Governor, State of West Virginia
James S. Gladwell
Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Dolly Sherwood
Originator of Heritage Trunks
Charleston
Louise McNeill
Author of Elderberry Flood
Lewisburg
Dana Stemple
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Philippi Middle School
Barbour County
Loring Vance, Jr.
Social Studies Teacher
Mathias High School
Hardy County
Barbara J. Iaquinta
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Central Junior High School
Harrison County
Blanche Burkhammer
Retired Teacher
Weston
Lewis County
Opal Allen
Retired Teacher
Masontown
Preston County
1980
A. James Manchin
Secretary of State
State of West Virginia
James F. Comstock
West Virginia Hillbilly
Richwood
Mary Elizabeth Knapp
West Virginia Studies Teacher
John Adams Junior High School
Kanawha County
Richard Grogan
West Virginia Studies Teacher
Athens High School
1981
Charles Coffman
Social Studies Teacher
Greenville Junior High
Monroe County
J. R. Haines
Director, Pupil Services
Mineral County
Robert L. Marcum
Assistant Superintendent
Mingo County
Dorothy K. Mitchell
Teacher
Point Pleasant Junior High
Mason County
West Virginia State Bar
Steering Committee for Law Education
Alvin L. Emch
Mark Smith
Pamela Tarr
Thomas R. Tinder
1982
Barry F. Skaggs
Social Studies Teacher
Ansted Middle School
Fayette County
Stephen C. Higgins
Social Studies Teacher
Miller Junior High School
Marion County
Mary E. Ewing
Social Studies Teacher
Fairview Junior High School
Mercer County
Gailand Hartman
Social Studies Teacher
Franklin Elementary School
Pendleton County
1983
Kelly Poston
Social Studies Teacher
Man Junior High School
Logan County
Gregory A. Patrick
Social Studies Teacher
Miller Junior High School
Marion County
Anna L. Bowman
Social Studies Teacher
Anawalt Elementary School
McDowell County
R. Paul Clayton
Principal
Brandywine Elementary School
Pendleton County
Stanley Shaver
Social Studies Teacher
Central Preston Junior High School
Preston County
Allen L. Bell
Teacher
Glade Elementary School
Webster County
1984
James E. Ayers
Social Studies Teacher
Fayetteville Middle School
Fayette County
John Brannon
Social Studies Teacher
Normantown Elementary School
Gilmer County
Garland Bowman
Social Studies Teacher
Glenwood Junior High School
Mercer County
Janice Mason
Social Studies Teacher
Fort Ashby Middle School
Mineral County
Margaret VanZant
Social Studies Teacher
Williamstown Junior High School
Mingo County
Ronald Gill
Social Studies Teacher
Bridge Street Junior High School
Ohio County
Benjamin B. Campbell
History Teacher
Green Bank Middle School
Pocahontas County
Larry Hatfield
Social Studies Teacher
Huff Consolidated School
Wyoming County
Eileen Moye, Retired
West Virginia Department of Education
1985
Vaughn Cozort
Social Studies Teacher, Retired
Wyoming County Schools
Wyoming County
John Propst
Social Studies Teacher
Cheat Lake School
Monongalia County
Lyell B. Clay
Publisher
Charleston Daily Mail
1986
Gloria Littleton
Teacher
Montgomery Middle School
Fayette County
Mary Kay Vinciguerra
Teacher
Bluefield Junior High School
Mercer County
Charles Williamson
Teacher
Beckley Junior High School
Raleigh County
Lorraine Hawkins
Teacher
Paden City Middle School
Tyler County
Faith Gravenmier
Director
Child Nutrition Programs
West Virginia Department of Education
1987
William Hunt
Teacher
Moorefield High School
Hardy County
JoAnn Young
Teacher
Gore Junior High School
Harrison County
Ruth Cornell
Teacher
Spring Hill Junior High School
Kanawha County
Ronald Gill
Teacher
Bridge Street Junior High School
Ohio County
Mike Withers
Teacher
Flemington High School
Taylor County
William R. Chaffin
Teacher
Ceredo-Kenova Middle School
Wayne County
1988
Betty Mays
Teacher
Cammack Junior High School
Cabell County
Linda Shoemaker
Teacher
Romney Junior High School
Hampshire County
Lydia Estepp
Teacher
Magnolia High School
Mingo County
Kellen Burdette
Social Studies Teacher
Gap Mills Junior High School
Monroe County
Randolph Unger
Social Studies Teacher
Berkeley Springs High School
Morgan County
John Weiskercher
Teacher
St. Vincent de Paul School
Ohio County
Donald L. Rice
Elkins
Randolph County
Herman Wass
Teacher
Harrisville Primary School
Ritchie County
Charles Smith
Teacher
Ellsworth Middle School
Tyler County
Kenneth R. Hart
Principal
Franklin Junior High School
Wood County
1989
Vernon S. Dunn
Teacher
Edgewood Middle School
Brooke County
Frances B. Gunter
Teacher
Barboursville Junior High School
Cabell County
Sandra E. Barber
Teacher
Princeton Junior High School
Mercer County
Diane Braun
Counselor
Pleasants County Middle School
Pleasants County
Joseph Shaffer
Teacher
Grafton Middle School
Taylor County
Charles Heinlein
Principal
Sistersville High School
Tyler County
1990
Barbara Christo
Teacher
Hayes Junior High School
Kanawha County
Julius Jones, Jr.
Teacher
Richwood Junior High School
Nicholas County
1991
Linda K. Hine
Harpers Ferry Junior High School
Jefferson County
Everett R. Wolfe, Jr.
Mannington Middle School
Marion County
Lewis Adkins
Summersville Junior High School
Nicholas County
1992
Judith Potts
Gassaway Middle School
Braxton County
Peggy Workman
Rainelle Junior High School
Greenbrier County
Donna O'Field
Shady Spring Junior High School
Raleigh County
David Price
Glenfork Elementary School
Wyoming County
1993
Jeannette (Jane) Watkins
Logan County Board of Education
Keith McClung
Rainelle Junior High School
Greenbrier County
Patrick Curran
Doddridge County Middle School
Doddridge County
Helen Hart
Barboursville Middle School
Cabell County
1994
Virginia Dolan Barnett
Lewis County Schools
Virginia Moore
Suncrest Middle School
Monongalia County
Rodney C. Smith
Iaeger Intermediate School
McDowell County
Vicki Wood
Kanawha County Schools
Wyatt B. Zirk
East Hardy Early/Middle School
Hardy County
1995
Gary Gray
John Adams Junior High School
Kanawha County
Mary Gumbita
Triadelphia Middle School
Ohio County
Galen Kuykendall
Capon Bridge Junior High School
Hampshire County
Mae Stallard
Williamson Junior High School
Mingo County
1996
DeEtta Hayes
Miller Junior High School
Marion County
Charles H. Hine
Charles Town Junior High School
Jefferson County
1997
David Adkins
Hamlin High School
Lincoln County
Carolyn Dillon
Madison Middle School
Boone County
Alan Hardway
Ritchie County Middle School
Ritchie County
Eddie Linkenhoker
Ansted Middle School
Fayette County
Andrea O'Dell
Richwood Junior High School
Nicholas County
Jackie Tomblin
Logan Central Junior High School
Logan County
1998
Glen Knotts
Davis-Thomas Elementary/Middle School
Tucker County
Lysbeth LoBello
Philippi Middle School
Barbour County
David Reed
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School
Marion County
1999
Merri Hess
Peterstown Middle School
Monroe County
Alfred Foster
Romney Junior High School
Hampshire County
William Brown
Washington Irving Middle School
Harrison County
John Cross
Preston High School
Preston County
Karen Hartney
Hurricane Middle School
Putnam County
2000
John Byrer
Salem Middle School
Harrison County
Michael Burton
Fayetteville Middle School
Fayette County
Rick Comer
McKinley Junior High School
Kanawha County
Merri Hess
Peterstown Middle School
Monroe County
Barbara Jones
West Virginia Department of Education
James Reed
Western Greenbrier Junior High School
Greenbrier County
Fred Sauro
Williamstown High School
Wood County
Pamela Spring
Anna Jarvis Elementary School
Taylor County
H. William Storm
Union Junior High School
Marshall County
Vicki Wood
Kanawha County Schools, Retired
2001
Sam Cochenour
Wayne County Middle School
Wayne County
Dora Coleman
South Charleston Junior High School
Kanawha County
Bonnie Hogbin
Grant County
Special Recognition:
Stanley Starkey
Marshall County
2002
David Woods
Clay Middle School
Clay County
Winifred Proudfoot
Anna Jarvis Elementary School
Taylor County
Edith Morlino
Cheat Lake Middle School
Monongalia County
Samuel Newton
Summers Middle School
Summers County
Fred Barkey
Kanawha County
Sandra Skidmore
Cabell County
2003
Fred Armstrong
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
Michael Calebaugh
Wirt County Middle School
Wirt County
Byron Stump
Mullens Middle School
Wyoming County
Paul Winters, Jr.
Guyan Valley High School
Lincoln County
Bonita Wolford
Gilbert Middle School
Mingo County
Special Recognition:
Ted Rogers
Summers County
2004
Nyla Ebbert
Robert L. Bland Middle School
Lewis County
Gary Evans
Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School
Upshur County
Charles Keaton
Pineville Middle School
Wyoming County
Terry McAtee
Weir Middle School
Hancock County
Greg Morgan
Shepherdstown Middle School
Jefferson County
Lewis A. Laska
Bridgeport Middle School
Harrison County
Nora Waggoner
Oceana Middle School
Wyoming County
Joseph N. Geiger, Jr.
West Virginia Archives and History
Special Recognition:
Marvin Reed
2005
Lisa Keffer
Collins Middle School
Fayette County
Special Recognition:
Carl B. Wince
2006
Gail Smouse
East Hardy Early/Middle School
Hardy County
Jim Sisler
Moorefield Middle School
Hardy County
Sue Jochum
Wheeling Middle School
Ohio County
Tim Wade
Pocahontas County Schools
Pocahontas County
Brenda Jameson
Point Pleasant Middle School
Mason County
Steve Barksdale
St. Marys High School
Pleasants County
2007
David Graham
Wahama Junior/Senior High School
Mason County
Linda Coffman
Peterstown Middle School
Monroe County
Marsha Sweeney
Summersville Middle School
Nicholas County
James F. Reed
Western Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier County
Curtis A. Curry
Author and historian
Pocahontas County
Arthur R. "Buzz" Zinn
Keyser Primary/Middle School
Mineral County
Steven French
South Middle School
Berkeley County
Sharon Fridley
Program consultant
Information and Referral Service for the Blind
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2008
Frederick Bernard Koch, Social Studies Teacher
Terra Alta/East Preston Schools
Preston County
Sandra DeVault
Elementary and Middle School Curriculum Director
Monongalia County Schools
Michael Eskridge, Social Studies Teacher
Moundsville Junior High School
Marshall County
James Q. Brandolino, Social Studies Teacher
Oak Glen Middle School
Hancock County
John Weiskircher, Social Studies Teacher
St. Vincent's School
Ohio County
Ronald Chadwell, Social Studies Teacher
Geary Elementary/Middle School
Roane County
Lawrence Brenneman, Social Studies Teacher
Mineral County Schools
Richard "Rick" Handley, Social Studies Teacher
Point Pleasant Intermediate School
Mason County
William P. McNeel
Teacher and Author
Pocahontas County
2009
Lannie Harper, Dean of Students
Pendleton County Middle/High School
Pendleton County
James Rogers, Retired Social Studies Teacher
Cameron High School
Marshall County
Randy J. Shepherd, Social Studies Teacher
Triadelphia Middle School
Ohio County
Craig A. Schneid, Social Studies Teacher
New Martinsville School
Wetzel County
Ruth W. Taylor
Member of Hillsboro Community
Pocahontas County
2010
Susan Anglin
Kasson Elementary/Middle School
Barbour County
Jerry Grady
Riopley Middle School
Jackson County
Janet Ward
Hamlin Elementary/Middle School
Lincoln County
Juanita Dooley
Summersville Middle School
Nicholas County
Eddie Mazzella
Glade Middle School
Webster County
2011
Leila Marlow
Edison Middle School
Wood County
Robert Jones
Tyler Consolidated High School
Tyler County
Constance Robinson
Webster Springs Middle School
Webster County
2012
Jay Brown
Buffalo Middle School
Wayne County
Jimmy "O'Dell" Carroll
Roy Lee Cooke
Willie "Billy" Rose
Quentin Wilson
2013
Mary Ann Allen
Hurricane Middle School
Putnam County
Carol Foust
Shady Spring Junior High School
Raleigh County
Annie Lester
Pocahontas County
Robert B. Wolford
Romney Middle School
Hampshire County
2014
Sarah A. Anderson
Independence High School
Raleigh County
Linda Coffman
Peterstown Middle School
Monroe County
Greg Falvo
Triad Tech, Inc.
Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith
Division of Culture and History
2015
Angel Conley
Fairview Middle School
Marion County
Paula J. Rothwell
Retired Teacher
Brooke County
Thomas W. Boothe
Green Bank Elementary-Middle School
Pocahontas County
Kathy Williams
Jackson Middle School
Wood County
2016
Joshua Caldwell
Hurricane Middle School
Putnam County
William Tibbetts
Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School
Mason County
Nicholas Belmont
Summersville Middle School
Nicholas County
2017
Patricia Jane Cook
Retired
Nicholas County
Ernest K. Dotson
Berkeley County
Sarah Harris
Belington Middle School
Barbour County
Kelly Heidenreich
Sissonville Middle School
Kanawha County
2018
Eric Akers
Barboursville Middle School
Cabell County
Daniel Gatts
Cameron High School
Marshall County
Maynard Hay
Wayne Middle School
Wayne County
2019
Christopher Bennett
United Methodist Church Bellemead
Mason County
Jack Runion
Hurricane Middle School
Putnam County
Tyson Harmon
Wayne Middle School
Wayne County
2020
Deanna Gill, Social Studies Teacher
Midland Trail High School
Fayette County
Dr. Jason Allen, Assistant Professor of Education
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
2021
Brian Casto, 8th Grade WV Studies Teacher
Milton Middle School
Cabell County
2022
Jim Justice, Governor
State of West Virginia
James D. Turley
Boone County
Brent Boggs, Delegate
Braxton County
Keith Moody
Jefferson County
Jeffrey Stephens
Marshall County
Carmen Soltesz
Mingo County
Ashley Mann
Monroe County
Cela J. Burge
Nicholas County
Deana Kendall
Roane County
Norma J. Cutright
Upshur County
2023
Cathy Justice, First Lady
Greenbrier County
Matthew Umstead
Berkeley County
Pete Arvon
Berkeley County
Michael Chirico
Wayne County
2024
Lori Cowger Dittman
Braxton County
Alexis Fisher
Lewis County
Jason Gump
Jackson County
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